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Dr. Mattie McOothen Library / Museum
VOLUMNE XVII, NO. IV
C O.G.I.C. HEADQUARTERS. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
APRIL,1985
COGIC MISSION TO ETHIOPIA
MAKES PROGRESS
BISHOP C L MOODY
Bishop C. L. Moody and a small
team of COGIC workers recently
returned from Ethiopia, where
they made an on sight examination of hunger relief operations.
The trip was an eye opening
experience, and the Whole
Truth newspaper is pleased to
share their experience with the
saints Our church is working
to eliminate the suffering and
hrinn mmfnr* »r» »V>«» aa» amlaa
people of that far off land. Facts
are plainly before the world, and
millions of children and adults
are in peril of dying from
starvation.
Accompanying Bishop Moody
were Dr Norman Quick of New
York City and Brother Anthony
Moody, the Bishop's son. The
three went as a part of an
interdenominational Christian
team of Americans. The host
organisation was the "Christian
Relief and Development Associ
ation". The trio observed their
operations and the progress
being made in halting those sad
circumstances. The Christian
Relief and Development Association (CRDA) is supplying
immediate food and medical
supplies in Ethiopia It is this
organization that our church is
contributing mission dollars
The CRDA has a well estab
hshed record of disaster relief
Along with The CRDA is the
"Church World Services"
(CWS) is providing irrigation
and agricultural technology to
the local people to help them
produce crops in the future.
Currently Bthinpfaa isimdir rt»»
stress of a continued drought
Being a once proud land of kings
and culture, this most abject
situation has caused the nation
to suffer more than physical
damage. The government
became Communist controlled
and, consequently. anti
Western, and anti religious to an
extent. Bishop Moody and the
others used the interdenominational group to enter Ethiopia
because the government has
banned pentecostal worship.
Ethiopia had long been tolerant
of other faiths, but recently
things have changed Still, our
mission is to this dying world.
Bishop Moody commented,
"While in Ethiopia, we made
contact with pentecostal Christians, and there is always a
possibility of a change " Bishop
is hopeful that in the near future
those saints will have the ban
lifted, allowing open pentecostal
worship; then church organization and development can occur
He further commented. "Not
offending the government is an
important thing. We are prepared to deal with it, it is a tough
situation "
While there, he and the team
sentatives to a couple of feeding
stations. During the convocation, our saints raised a
considerable amount to help feed
the hungry. Our church is contributing directly to CRDA, and
Bishop wanted first-hand knowledge of the activity He toured
two feeding stations where
hundreds were coming and
going daily.
BISHOP G R. ROSS
Greetings from the office of
General Secretary,
This notice comes as the official
announcement of the April Meeting to be held at the downtown
headquarters, 272 South Main
Street, Memphis, Tennessee,
April 9-11,1985. The vast majority of all credential holders have
been notified via mail, but this
announcement should inform
the general church. As a leader,
it is most urgent that you come
prepared to remain through the
three day session; also that you
will do your best to bring in the
full amount of the financial
report required of your
junsdiction
All reports are due in this meeting, the reports from the
credential holders as well as the
$6 00 per member membership
report.
The Internal Revenue Service is
requiring our office to prepare a
current directory for 1985. In
order to do so, it is imperative
that every jurisdiction submit a
current updated roll of all credential holders, both men and
women, strictly alphabetized.
This information should be in
the office of the General Secre
tary before or during the
forthcoming April meeting.
Registration will begin at 4:00
p.m. on Monday. April 8. We
shall follow the same procedure
as in the past. Delegate badges
with name, picture and other
pertinent information will be
issued to all General Assembly
delagates. A registration fee of
$5.00 will be requested of each
delegate to help underwrite the
cost of our operations.
Remember, all delegates to the
General Assembly shall be
elected by the assembly of their
respective jurisdictions in accordance with Article II, Part II,
Section B, Subsection 2, Paragraph (1) of the official Manual
of the Church of God in Christ.
The master sheet and certificates of election will be mailed
under separate cover in as much
as delegates must be registered
in their jurisdiction
A very colorful inaugural service
is being arranged for Tuesday
Continued on page 7
PICTURE ABOVE. IS A MOTHER -WAITING TO FEED HVU
_ an^mAsauaa^ . a* ■ - -. ■ »-»*»«• * \ •% »*.> Ol »T*k * »•»_»**•»* •
Photo by Anthony Moody.
The CRDA feeding stations were
fenced in compounds where the
people received food and medical
attention The compound areas
were clean and the crowds were
very controlled. CRDA representatives told bishop. "150200
men, women, but mostly children were dying daily at the peak
of the disaster." Bodies were
buried without much ceremony
Death and abject poverty have
become the norm. The sight of
people resigned to sit in pain and
die pitifully but with dignity is
quite sobering.
As they walked the compound,
they noticed how the weak.
Continued on page 7
GENERAL SECRETARY ANNOUNCES
CALL MEETING
BISHOP J. O. PATTERSON
HOST PENTECOSTAL
LEADERS
The world has long been in
turbulence, and sin is the cause
of the massive corruption and
unhealthy circumstances under
which people exist. The church
has a job in creating the mechanism able to produce hope in
the face of such challenges. The
Black Pentecostal Holiness
churches are a great part of that
mechanism. There is a lot to be
accomplished, and the leaders of
the pentecostal persuasion are
seeking every available means.
Therefore, participating with
and not against one another is
essential to doing great service.
With such participation in mind,
the various leaders of the Black
Pentecostal Holiness organizations have been talking about
the pertinent issues that must
be addressed by Christ's church.
Bishop J. O. Patterson, the
Presiding Bishop of the Church
of God in Christ, hosted the
presiding leaders of the world's
BISHOP J O. PATTERSON
Black Pentecostal Holiness
churches. March 11-12, 1985,
was another chapter in the high
level conference meetings scheduled by the men and women
leading the "congregations of
the sanctified". In March 1984,
Continued on page 7

Dr. Mattie McOothen Library / Museum
VOLUMNE XVII, NO. IV
C O.G.I.C. HEADQUARTERS. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
APRIL,1985
COGIC MISSION TO ETHIOPIA
MAKES PROGRESS
BISHOP C L MOODY
Bishop C. L. Moody and a small
team of COGIC workers recently
returned from Ethiopia, where
they made an on sight examination of hunger relief operations.
The trip was an eye opening
experience, and the Whole
Truth newspaper is pleased to
share their experience with the
saints Our church is working
to eliminate the suffering and
hrinn mmfnr* »r» »V>«» aa» amlaa
people of that far off land. Facts
are plainly before the world, and
millions of children and adults
are in peril of dying from
starvation.
Accompanying Bishop Moody
were Dr Norman Quick of New
York City and Brother Anthony
Moody, the Bishop's son. The
three went as a part of an
interdenominational Christian
team of Americans. The host
organisation was the "Christian
Relief and Development Associ
ation". The trio observed their
operations and the progress
being made in halting those sad
circumstances. The Christian
Relief and Development Association (CRDA) is supplying
immediate food and medical
supplies in Ethiopia It is this
organization that our church is
contributing mission dollars
The CRDA has a well estab
hshed record of disaster relief
Along with The CRDA is the
"Church World Services"
(CWS) is providing irrigation
and agricultural technology to
the local people to help them
produce crops in the future.
Currently Bthinpfaa isimdir rt»»
stress of a continued drought
Being a once proud land of kings
and culture, this most abject
situation has caused the nation
to suffer more than physical
damage. The government
became Communist controlled
and, consequently. anti
Western, and anti religious to an
extent. Bishop Moody and the
others used the interdenominational group to enter Ethiopia
because the government has
banned pentecostal worship.
Ethiopia had long been tolerant
of other faiths, but recently
things have changed Still, our
mission is to this dying world.
Bishop Moody commented,
"While in Ethiopia, we made
contact with pentecostal Christians, and there is always a
possibility of a change " Bishop
is hopeful that in the near future
those saints will have the ban
lifted, allowing open pentecostal
worship; then church organization and development can occur
He further commented. "Not
offending the government is an
important thing. We are prepared to deal with it, it is a tough
situation "
While there, he and the team
sentatives to a couple of feeding
stations. During the convocation, our saints raised a
considerable amount to help feed
the hungry. Our church is contributing directly to CRDA, and
Bishop wanted first-hand knowledge of the activity He toured
two feeding stations where
hundreds were coming and
going daily.
BISHOP G R. ROSS
Greetings from the office of
General Secretary,
This notice comes as the official
announcement of the April Meeting to be held at the downtown
headquarters, 272 South Main
Street, Memphis, Tennessee,
April 9-11,1985. The vast majority of all credential holders have
been notified via mail, but this
announcement should inform
the general church. As a leader,
it is most urgent that you come
prepared to remain through the
three day session; also that you
will do your best to bring in the
full amount of the financial
report required of your
junsdiction
All reports are due in this meeting, the reports from the
credential holders as well as the
$6 00 per member membership
report.
The Internal Revenue Service is
requiring our office to prepare a
current directory for 1985. In
order to do so, it is imperative
that every jurisdiction submit a
current updated roll of all credential holders, both men and
women, strictly alphabetized.
This information should be in
the office of the General Secre
tary before or during the
forthcoming April meeting.
Registration will begin at 4:00
p.m. on Monday. April 8. We
shall follow the same procedure
as in the past. Delegate badges
with name, picture and other
pertinent information will be
issued to all General Assembly
delagates. A registration fee of
$5.00 will be requested of each
delegate to help underwrite the
cost of our operations.
Remember, all delegates to the
General Assembly shall be
elected by the assembly of their
respective jurisdictions in accordance with Article II, Part II,
Section B, Subsection 2, Paragraph (1) of the official Manual
of the Church of God in Christ.
The master sheet and certificates of election will be mailed
under separate cover in as much
as delegates must be registered
in their jurisdiction
A very colorful inaugural service
is being arranged for Tuesday
Continued on page 7
PICTURE ABOVE. IS A MOTHER -WAITING TO FEED HVU
_ an^mAsauaa^ . a* ■ - -. ■ »-»*»«• * \ •% »*.> Ol »T*k * »•»_»**•»* •
Photo by Anthony Moody.
The CRDA feeding stations were
fenced in compounds where the
people received food and medical
attention The compound areas
were clean and the crowds were
very controlled. CRDA representatives told bishop. "150200
men, women, but mostly children were dying daily at the peak
of the disaster." Bodies were
buried without much ceremony
Death and abject poverty have
become the norm. The sight of
people resigned to sit in pain and
die pitifully but with dignity is
quite sobering.
As they walked the compound,
they noticed how the weak.
Continued on page 7
GENERAL SECRETARY ANNOUNCES
CALL MEETING
BISHOP J. O. PATTERSON
HOST PENTECOSTAL
LEADERS
The world has long been in
turbulence, and sin is the cause
of the massive corruption and
unhealthy circumstances under
which people exist. The church
has a job in creating the mechanism able to produce hope in
the face of such challenges. The
Black Pentecostal Holiness
churches are a great part of that
mechanism. There is a lot to be
accomplished, and the leaders of
the pentecostal persuasion are
seeking every available means.
Therefore, participating with
and not against one another is
essential to doing great service.
With such participation in mind,
the various leaders of the Black
Pentecostal Holiness organizations have been talking about
the pertinent issues that must
be addressed by Christ's church.
Bishop J. O. Patterson, the
Presiding Bishop of the Church
of God in Christ, hosted the
presiding leaders of the world's
BISHOP J O. PATTERSON
Black Pentecostal Holiness
churches. March 11-12, 1985,
was another chapter in the high
level conference meetings scheduled by the men and women
leading the "congregations of
the sanctified". In March 1984,
Continued on page 7